By Kasie Bolling | And just like that… summer winds down to a close, school supplies return to the shelves at local retailers, and routines shift to prepare for a new school year. At Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful (GC&B), we are big fans of Gwinnett County neighbors but also of Gwinnett County Public Schools.
By Kasie Bolling | Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful will host a first-of-its-kind national event focusing on litter on March 23. The Keep America Beautiful affiliate is calling the event “Connecting People and Places: A Community Conversation About Litter,” which is intended to address the issue of littering on a hyper-local scale.
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Buford pajama nonprofit helps foster kids, now in 31 states
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Government delayed is government denied
SPOTLIGHT: Lail Family Dentistry
FEEDBACK: Let’s get better at policing and stop looking for scapegoats
UPCOMING: Three educators named to board of Rowen Foundation
NOTABLE: GMA names Lawrenceville as a 2022 Visionary City
RECOMMENDED: On the House, A Washington Memoir by John Boehner
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia has wide variety of waterfalls; go check ‘em out
MYSTERY PHOTO: Check out this somewhat romantic scene
CALENDAR: D. Quincy Brown speaks to Snellville Commerce Club on Tuesday
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Dan Miller riding cross country to benefit Rainbow Village
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Ex-Senator Don Balfour’s new gig: now he’s a soccer referee
SPOTLIGHT: Gas South District
FEEDBACK: Eviction moratoriums ending, as market full of cash
UPCOMING: County renews contract to film Gwinnett police homicide investigation
NOTABLE: PCOM awards diplomas to 77 graduate students in commencement
RECOMMENDED: Jesus and John Wayne by Kristin Kobes Du Mez
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Poet Kathryn Stripling Byer was native of Camilla, Ga.
MYSTERY PHOTO: Mountainous scene of Mystery Photo is not from North Georgia
LAGNIAPPE: Now someone has created a Little Free Dog Library
CALENDAR: Library presents race and guns in America program upcoming on Zoom
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful Takes Aim at Cleaning Bromolow Creek
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnett Hispanic Businessman Finds Success in Gwinnett and Southeast
SPOTLIGHT: MTI Baths Inc.
UPCOMING: Gwinnett To House More State-sentenced Inmates at Correctional Unit
NOTABLE: Three Gwinnett Cities Named Among Top Ten Best Suburbs for 2017
RECOMMENDED: Darktown by Thomas Mullen
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Gov. Samuel Elbert Oversaw Chartering of University of Georgia
TODAY’S QUOTE: How Ideals and the Stars Are Alike
MYSTERY PHOTO: Can You Identify This Historic House and Tell Its Significance?
LAGNIAPPE: Lilburn Woman’s Club Gets Allstate Helping Hands Grant
CALENDAR: Bed Race Around Gwinnett Historic Courthouse Is This Weekend
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Beaver Ruin Watershed Clean-Up Is Target of Clean and Beautiful
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Diego Rivera Masterpiece at Art Institute Worthy of Trip to Detroit
ANOTHER VIEW: What Happens When Rich and Poor Are Too Far Apart?
FEEDBACK: Remember the Simpson-Bowles Debt Reduction Plan?
UPCOMING: Ga-PCOM Wins Approval for Master’s in Physician Assistant Studies
NOTABLE: Gander Mountain Opens Outlet in Snellville
RECOMMENDED READ: Her by Harriet Lane
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Veterans in Vanguard of Changes in Georgia After World War II
TODAY’S QUOTE: What Women Get Soon, But for Man Takes Forever
MYSTERY PHOTO: Perhaps This Railroad Engine Will Give You an Idea
LAGNIAPPE: DAR Chapter Welcomes New Citizens at Naturalization Ceremony
By Kasie Bolling | Celebrating its 16th year, Great Days of Service is a cooperative and community-focused initiative created by the Gwinnett Coalition for Health and Human Services. Because the environment plays such a vital role in the health and wellness of the citizens it serves, another local nonprofit has been honored to play a role in Great Days of Service since its inception. Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful (GCB) is proud to carry on that tradition with a special focus on a local watershed.
“Give me the luxuries of life and I will willingly do without the necessities.”
– American Architect Frank Lloyd Wright (1869 – 1959).
ENDORSEMENTS
>> Click here to read GwinnettForum’s endorsements for the 2024 election — from president to local and state offices.
SAMPLE BALLOTS
Consolidated sample ballots are available below and are not specific to a voter’s individual ballot. To find what your ballot will look like, visit My Voter Page on the Georgia Secretary of State’s website.
>> Click here for the 11/5 consolidated sample ballot in English/Spanish
>> Click here for the 11/5 consolidated sample ballot in English/Korean/Chinese/Vietnamese
MULBERRY CANDIDATES
Residents of the new city of Mulberry can read answers to questions put to the 15 candidates for the coming council elections through a public service offered by GwinnettForum.
>> Click here to learn about Mulberry’s candidates.
>> Click here for the Mulberry election FAQ and sample ballot
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests that Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His list:
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